| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 779 | 4,832 | 5,662 | |
| 2020 | R | 765 | 4,557 | 5,389 | |
| 2016 | R | 795 | 4,084 | 5,018 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,243 | 3,538 | 4,781 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,370 | 3,511 | 4,881 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,946 | 3,142 | 5,088 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,906 | 2,375 | 4,324 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,281 | 1,542 | 4,373 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,336 | 1,561 | 5,167 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,565 | 1,971 | 4,570 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,047 | 2,361 | 4,444 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,505 | 1,613 | 4,216 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,276 | 1,098 | 4,402 | |
| 1972 | R | 993 | 2,905 | 3,987 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,400 | 1,131 | 4,144 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,459 | 1,424 | 3,883 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,759 | 1,892 | 3,651 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,424 | 1,731 | 4,155 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,654 | 2,004 | 4,658 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,104 | 1,033 | 4,137 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,172 | 1,515 | 3,693 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,601 | 2,218 | 5,832 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,173 | 1,141 | 4,323 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,678 | 562 | 4,240 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,056 | 1,572 | 3,661 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,204 | 1,130 | 4,059 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,100 | 2,081 | 4,818 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,479 | 925 | 2,940 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,100 | 669 | 2,347 | |
| 1908 | D | 784 | 757 | 1,744 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Atoka County, a rural stretch of southeastern Oklahoma with fewer than 14,000 residents, delivered a 71.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided counties in recent election history.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Atoka County peaked at seventy-three points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eleven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Atoka County's median household income of $54,785 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pittsburg County and Red River County.